Bud Adams flips the bird yet again

Okay, the bye week is done, and the Texans are set to face the Titans in Monday Night Football. Their owner, Bud Adams is likely to be in a little hot water. You see, after the Titans beat the Bills, Adams decided to celebrate by shooting the bird at the opposing sideline, multiple times. Video evidence here:

Maybe he was sore that an AFC original owner Ralph Wilson is in the Hall of Fame, and he isn’t. It is vulgarian moves like this which are one of the reasons why. There is still a push by a block NFL writers to put Bud Adams in the Hall of Fame, and Adams doesn’t do himself any favors currying votes by being bird flipping joke.

He already knows it is a move that can get him in trouble. Here’s a story from 2000 about his bird flipping ways:

“I should not have displayed in public my personal feelings toward the former Houston mayor,” Adams said in a statement. “In the future, I will make sure I leave the past behind and concentrate on the great organization and fans we have in Tennessee.”

On Wednesday, the team previewed an NFL Films highlight video of the Titans’ Super Bowl season. Afterward, Adams showed off a Titans AFC championship ring sample.

Asked what he would do if he ever won a Super Bowl ring, Adams pointed at a Houston Oilers AFL championship ring on his right finger, then to the sample ring on his left finger.

He then held up the middle finger on his right hand.

“I’ll put it on the middle finger and say to the mayor of Houston to take a look at it,” Adams said.

I loved being an Oiler fan, but Bud Adams was such an embarrassment as an owner. And he still is. Any Hall of Fame that puts him in it would be diminished by his presence and would be as much of a joke as he is.

Some Tennessee fans might write yesterday’s multiple fingered salute as the weird antics of some old dude. But those of us who unhappily followed his ridiculousness through the years pretty much know that the video pretty much defines the kind of guy he is. One thing for a fan to flip the bird, but an owner represents his league and his team, and has a responsibility to not do stuff like that or to staple a dead squirrel to his head as a representation of hair. Just my opinion for now–it will be interesting to see if he gets fined for it because players certainly do.

(Updated 6:00 pm: Bud Adams was fined $250,000 by the league. The money goes to charity. He should feel fortunate they don’t fine people for bad clothing choices or his entire fortune would be gone.)

Over their winning streak, the Titans defense has improved (and got healthy), Chris Johnson continues to tear up the league at a record setting pace, and Vince Young staying within himself, making timely plays, and not making mistakes. The Texans better bring their A game on Sunday, or Bud Adams will get his middle finger machine ready for us all.